VALORANT continues to be afraid of exploring Nanobomb even during Pride Month
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Team WE’s dwindling hope, SkewMond becoming best LEC player, Cloud9’s last chance: League of Legends action leading up to MSI
Even though the Mid-Season Invitational is less than three weeks away, teams across the world...
From $1.5M contracts to players paying their own $2K transfer fees, a damning indictment of the Call of Duty League economics
From multi-million-dollar deals and record-high transfers for League superstars just six years ago, to minimum-wage...
Fnatic troubles, EMEA dual stage, and Masters London tierlists: VALORANT’s packed week
Despite a lack of VCT action, the VALORANT esports scene saw massive shake-ups and heated...
Co-streaming shouldn’t count towards actual esports tournament viewership: Esports Insider debates
Co-streaming has become a huge part of the esports ecosystem, for better or worse. The...
Unorthodox plays and scary team coordination: Team WE will likely qualify for MSI
If there is any team you should be rooting for right now in League of...
Combo Breaker 2026 was a sad reminder that the FGC can still be uncomfortable for women
Combo Breaker 2026 was one of the biggest non-EVO fighting game tournaments of the year,...
VALORANT broadcast interupted by hilarious Discord sound, and you probably just learned CVAL was happening
Over the weekend, I couldn't stop laughing at one specific moment of the 2026 College...
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Team Nemesis’ meh Dota 2 roster, South American Rejects find an org, xQc ends difficulty debate: the calm before The International
It’s been a rather quiet week of Dota 2 on the tournament front, but the announcements more than...
“Absolutely no respect”: Evo’s treatment of Daigo and MenaRD Legends Live broadcast shows it no longer understands FGC
The Japanese fighting game community is up in arms after the Kemonomichi Legends LIVE match, and not because...
Controversial but promising: Nongshim RedForce needs Diable to become a top team in the LCK
Even though the LCK is in the middle of the action with the season’s Rounds 1-2, one of...
Fnatic roster changes, meL’s competitive break, and still no Neon nerf: VALORANT’s hectic week
It has been a packed week for the VALORANT esports community, including unexpected roster changes, historic achievements, and...
Without South Korea, there is no reason for the Esports Nations Cup to happen
It’s official, South Korea will not be competing at the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), at least not as...
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